MOOCs and Open Education Around the World.
Edited by Curtis J. Bonk, Mimi M. Lee, Thomas C. Reeves, Thomas H. Reynolds.
Find out more about the fine new book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education is a
book
which
discusses
issues
related to open
educational resources
and
massively open online courses (MOOC).
Recent
improvements in
online education technology have enabled
learners
in nations all aver the world
to take classes via the Internet.
These massively open online courses are
normally free
for learners but do not
lead to formal accreditation.
Keeping thousands of students motivated and involved in a course is difficult for an instructor.
There are a variety of
topics that
e-learning technology organizations
must deal with
more than ever because elearning technology is
improving so rapidly.
How can we
be assured that
the education provided by these
massively open online courses is
tolerable?
How can students
guarantee that
instructors are properly credentialed
and qualified to teach online MOOC classes?
What different business models are being used by
institutions like
South Africa to conduct these massive open online courses?
What teaching practices and original assessment strategies are in use today?
How can institutions
deal with
poor
learner motivation and high
student attrition?
As digital learning technology becomes more
widespread there is a
desire
to be aware of how
massive open online courses are being conducted.
Professors
and lots of other
stakeholders
need
to better perceive
the outcomes of these
exciting new open education
initiatives.
Teachers want
to grasp how
these massively open online courses
can be improved.
In response to this
expanding
demand for
facts
the scholarly new book
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World
offers a critical analysis of
these massive open online courses and other open educational subjects.
This exciting new book
also describes the
most important controversies associated with
these massive open online courses and open educational resources (OER).
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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